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Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act
Introduced: June 26, 2003
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7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4901-4902)
Nov 12, 2003
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-414.
Aug 1, 2003
Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security.
Jul 9, 2003
Star Print ordered on the bill.
Jun 26, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8749-8751)
Jun 26, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8749)
Jun 26, 2003
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act - Includes as a protected disclosure by a Federal employee: (1) any lawful disclosure an employee or applicant reasonably believes is credible evidence of waste, abuse, or gross mismanagement, without restriction as to time, place, form, motive, context, or prior disclosure; and (2) the disclosure of information required to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs that the employee or applicant reasonably believes is direct evidence of waste, abuse, or gross mismanagement if such disclosure is made to a Member or employee of Congress who is authorized to receive information of the type disclosed.
Sets forth provisions concerning review and appeal of actions concerning such disclosures.
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide that, for purposes of provisions regarding the protection of voluntarily shared critical infrastructure information, a permissible use of independently obtained critical infrastructure information includes any lawful disclosure an employee or applicant reasonably believes is credible evidence of waste, fraud, abuse, or gross mismanagement, without restriction as to time, place, form, motive, context, or prior disclosure.
Requires agencies to inform employees on how to make a lawful disclosure of information.
What's happening now
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4901-4902)